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Destiny, Fairy-Tale Film, Melodrama, Modern-Day Fantasy, drama film, fantasy film, romance film
In Los Angeles, California, Seth is one of many angels who watch over humans, protecting them in unseen ways. His main responsibility is to appear to those who are close to death and guide them to the next life. During this task, Seth and …
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Fantasy, Komödie, Romance Film, fantasy film, magic realist film, romantic comedy film, science fiction film, time-travel film
In 2010, disillusioned screenwriter Gil Pender and his fiancée, Inez, vacation in Paris with Inez's wealthy parents. Gil, struggling to finish his debut novel about a man who works in a nostalgia shop, finds himself drawn to the artistic h…
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Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, drama film, fantasy film
In 1920's Los Angeles, stuntman Roy Walker is hospitalized, bedridden and paraplegic (possibly permanently) after jumping off a bridge for a stunt for a film. He meets Alexandria, a young Romanian-born patient in the hospital who is recove…
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Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, Mysterie, horror film, mystery film
Jess prepares to take her autistic son Tommy on a boat trip with her friend Greg. When Tommy becomes upset, she tells him that he just had a bad dream. Jess goes to a Florida harbor without Tommy, explaining that he is at school, and board…
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Adventure, Cartoon, Komödie, adventure film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, fantasy film, musical film
In 1950s London, aspiring songwriter Roger Radcliffe lives in a bachelor flat with his pet Dalmatian, Pongo. Deciding both of them need a "mate", Pongo watches women and their dogs in the street. Noticing a young woman named Anita and her …
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Drama, Fantasy, Knights Tale, action film, drama film, fantasy film, medieval film, sword and sorcery film
In the Dark Ages, the sorcerer Merlin retrieves the magical sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake for Uther Pendragon, who is declared king. In exchange for their future child, Merlin uses his Charm of Making to help Uther seduce Igray…
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Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, Psychodrama, drama film, horror film
Amelia Vanek is a troubled, exhausted widow and single mother of six-year-old Sam living in Adelaide. Her husband, Oskar, was killed in a car accident while driving her to the hospital during labour. Sam begins displaying erratic behaviour…
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Animation, Komödie, adventure film, comedy drama, comedy film, crossover fiction, family film, fantasy film, science fiction film
When Litwak's Arcade closes for the day, the video game characters leave their in-game roles and socialize via a power strip called Game Central Station. Wreck-It Ralph, the villain of the platform game Fix-It Felix, Jr., is frustrated wit…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Fantasy, action film, post-apocalyptic film, thriller film
Thirty years after a nuclear holocaust, Eli travels on foot across the wasteland of the continental land of the former U.S. nation in search of water. He arrives in a ramshackle town ruled by a warlord named Carnegie, who seeks to control …
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Action Comedy, Christmas film, Modern-Day Fantasy, action comedy film, black comedy film, speculative fiction film
A bitter and jaded Santa Claus has become so fed up with centuries of enabling mankind's materialism and greed that he intends to retire after finishing this year's Christmas deliveries. In Greenwich, Connecticut, Jason Lightstone and his …
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Drama, Fantasy, Romantic Drama, fantasy film, romance film
Lonely television screenwriter Adam lives a secluded life in London. At his tower block, he meets his drunk neighbour Harry, who wants to join him for the night. Reluctantly, Adam declines and sends Harry away.
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Computeranimation, Fantasy, Musical, adventure film, cinematic fairy tale, family film, fantasy film, musical film
King Magnifico and his wife, Queen Amaya, establish the kingdom of Rosas on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Having studied sorcery, Magnifico is able to grant the greatest desires of his subjects, but they have to give up the memory of…
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Musical, Romantic Drama, drama film, musical film, romance film
In 1870, a Parisian opera house prepares for the performance of the opera Hannibal, headed by soprano Carlotta Giudicelli. Theatre manager Monsieur Lefèvre plans to retire, leaving the building under the ownership of scrappers Richard Firm…
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Christmas film, Family Comedy, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, comedy film, fantasy film
Scott Calvin, a 37-year-old marketing director for a toy company based in Lakeside, Illinois and divorced father, prepares to spend Christmas Eve with his young son, eight-year-old Charlie. He wants Charlie to maintain his belief in Santa …
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Christmas film, Family Drama, Fantasy, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film
On the morning of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the man playing Santa Claus is drunk. An old man named Kris Kringle indignantly complains to event director Doris Walker. Doris persuades Kris to play Santa in the parade.
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Adventure, Coming Of Age, Computeranimation, Fantasy, Komödie, fantasy film
Long ago, in a world inhabited by mythical creatures, magic was commonplace, although it was difficult to master. As technology progressed over the centuries, magic became obsolete and eventually fell out of use. In the modern day, Ian Lig…
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Action Comedy, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, mystery film, science fiction film
At the 1964 New York World’s Fair, young inventor Frank Walker attempts to showcase his homemade jet pack, but it fails and does not impress the judges. However, a mysterious girl, Athena, sees potential in him. She gives him a lapel pin m…
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Animation, Komödie, comedy film, dystopian film, fantasy comedy, fantasy film, musical film
Twelve-year-old Theodore "Ted" Wiggins lives in Thneedville, a walled city where all vegetation is artificial. Ted's love interest Audrey longs to see a real tree, so Ted undertakes to find her one. His grandmother Norma tells him about a …
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy, action comedy film, adventure film, fantasy film, swashbuckler film, sword and sorcery film, sword-and-sandal film
Before the time of the pyramids, a horde of warriors from the East, led by Memnon, conquers most of the local tribes. No tribe is willing to fight Memnon, as his sorcerer can foresee any attack. Mathayus, along with his half-brother Jesup …
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Computeranimation, Komödie, Treasure Hunting, adventure film, buddy film, comedy film, fantasy film, musical film
In 1519 Spain, con-artists Tulio and Miguel win gold and a map to the legendary City of Gold, El Dorado, in a rigged dice gamble against some sailors (though they win the map fairly after Tulio was given normal dice from one of the opponen…
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Modern-Day Fantasy, Slasher Horror, blaxploitation film, horror film, slasher film, supernatural horror film
In 1977, at Chicago's Cabrini–Green housing projects, a young boy witnesses the killing of Sherman Fields, a homeless African American man with a hook for a hand. Suspected of giving a white child a razor blade in a piece of candy, Sherman…
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Action, Komödie, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, martial arts film
Jack Burton is driving his semi-trailer truck, nicknamed the Pork Chop Express, while narrating a monologue over the Citizens band radio (CB). He arrives at an outdoor market, drinking and gambling throughout the night. In the morning, Jac…
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Action, Fantasy, action film, mystery film, speculative fiction film
Andy, Booker, Joe, and Nicky are mercenaries with unexplained regenerative healing abilities. They accept a job to rescue a group of kidnapped girls in South Sudan, breaking their rule of never working for the same employer twice. The miss…
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Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, Splatter Film, ghost film, horror film
In Grantham County, Virginia, the sheriff department finds the intact, half-buried corpse of an unidentified Jane Doe in the basement of a house where an inexplicable multiple homicide took place. No signs of forced entry are found, and it…
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